Emerging technologies for biodiesel production: processes, challenges, and opportunities

AA Babadi, S Rahmati, R Fakhlaei, B Barati… - Biomass and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Fossil fuel shortages, rising petroleum prices, worldwide demand for renewable energy, and
greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions due to anthropogenic activities are increasing interest in …

Biodiesel production from microalgae using lipase-based catalysts: current challenges and prospects

GF Mota, IG de Sousa, ALB de Oliveira… - Algal Research, 2022 - Elsevier
The excessive demand for fossil fuels has caused severe environmental impacts, such as
GHG-related effects and widespread pollution. Firstly, it is essential to identify the main …

The rise of continuous flow biocatalysis–fundamentals, very recent developments and future perspectives

P De Santis, LE Meyer, S Kara - Reaction Chemistry & Engineering, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Biocatalysis community has witnessed a drastic increase in the number of studies for the use
of enzymes in continuously operated flow reactors. This significant interest arose from the …

An overview on the conversion of glycerol to value‐added industrial products via chemical and biochemical routes

PJM Lima, RM da Silva, CACG Neto… - Biotechnology and …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Glycerol is a common by‐product of industrial biodiesel syntheses. Due to its properties,
availability, and versatility, residual glycerol can be used as a raw material in the production …

Levoglucosan: a promising platform molecule?

II Junior, MA Do Nascimento, ROMA de Souza… - Green …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Lignocellulosic biomass is the most abundant carbon source and it is a base of the whole
biorefinery concept. Levoglucosan (1, 6-anhydro-β-D-glucopyranose)(LG) is an anhydrous …

Critical review on production of glycerol carbonate from byproduct glycerol through transesterification

S Sahani, SN Upadhyay… - Industrial & Engineering …, 2020 - ACS Publications
The biodiesel obtained from nonedible and waste-cooking oils through the
transesterification process has been recognized as a renewable energy source. This …

Revolutionizing biocatalysis: A review on innovative design and applications of enzyme-immobilized microfluidic devices

PD Patil, N Gargate, K Dongarsane, H Jagtap… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Integrating microfluidic devices and enzymatic processes in biocatalysis is a rapidly
advancing field with promising applications. This review explores various facets, including …

Recent advances in bio-glycerol valorization to glycerol carbonate by heterogenous base-catalyzed transesterification

S Sahani, S Jaiswal, S Mishra, YC Sharma, SS Han - Molecular Catalysis, 2023 - Elsevier
World biomass valorization has been tremendously boosted by the production of biofuels
like biodiesel and hence bio-glycerol, and the bio-glycerol produced can be modified to …

Recent advances in conversion of glycerol: a byproduct of biodiesel production to glycerol carbonate

A Das, P Kodgire, H Li, S Basumatary… - Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Owing to erupted ecological concerns and escalated energy consumption, biodiesel
produced by transesterifying nonedible and used cooking oils has been acknowledged as a …

Development of a continuous-flow system with immobilized biocatalysts towards sustainable bioprocessing

A Naramittanakul, S Buttranon, A Petchsuk… - Reaction Chemistry & …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Immobilization methods have emerged as feasible solutions for increasing the reusability of
biocatalysts and for simplifying their separation from the desired products. Immobilized …